Peppermint ‘AVENGING ANGEL’ VS CRIMINALS

Jeff Ruffolo 09/27/2018

JENNIFER Garner (“Elektra”) goes on a one-woman rampage against the Mexican drug cartels in “Peppermint.” The set-up is pretty formulaic—much like you would like in a made-for-TV movie—as summed up in the official synopsis: “Riley North (Garner)…

THE PREDATOR MORE LETHAL AND DEADLY

Jeff Ruffolo 09/13/2018

HOLD on to your hats and glasses ladies and gentlemen as “The Predator” has arrived! And boy howdy … is he one upset fellow. Taking place somewhere in the heartland of America’s Midwest, “The Predator” lands on…

Terrifying trip to hades

Jeff Ruffolo 09/06/2018

THE NUN MOTION picture production companies including The Safran Company and Atomic Monster have no love lost for members for the Christian faith—clearly demonstrated in its presentation of a demonic nun who runs amok in the amply…

McCall is back

Jeff Ruffolo 08/30/2018

SUPER-secret do gooder Robert McCall (Denzel Washington) is back to rack up the body count in the crime thriller “The Equalizer 2. ” Or how to kill a ton of bad guys with the latest gizmos and…

Unfunny cartoon

Jeff Ruffolo 08/23/2018

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation LET me tell you why I hate sequels. Case in point: The latest cartoon mayhem of Adam Sandler’s Count Dracula and his troupe of monster misfits in Sony Animation’s “Hotel Transylvania 3:…

A wonderful family movie

Jeff Ruffolo 08/02/2018

CHRISTOPHER ROBIN YES, I will admit it. I had a teddy bear. His name was Boo-Boo Bear and when I was a toddler, Boo-Boo and I were inseparable. He was my best friend, constant companion, defender of…

ADRENALINE-PUMPING THRILL RIDE

Jeff Ruffolo 07/26/2018

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE-FALLOUT YOU would have loved my mother. Marie Antoinette Bernadette Grego Ruffolo was among the world’s greatest action adventure movie fans. In her day, the very best scene (and one she chatted about for months on…

DREADFUL PREQUEL

Jeff Ruffolo 07/19/2018

I HATE sequels! For the most part, sequels cheapen the original product and never dramatically advance the story or characters forward into any meaningful ways. Knowing that, I vowed to never pluck down my hard-earned pesos for…

VIOLENT, SERVICEABLE ACTION FLICK

Jeff Ruffolo 07/12/2018

IT HAS been said many times that there are no new movie ideas coming out of Hollywood. Case in point: “Skyscraper,” starring the only remaining major action star of this decade (forget about Sylvester Stallone and Arnold…

GOOFY, FUN-FILLED ROMP

Jeff Ruffolo 07/05/2018

ANT MAN & THE WASP DO YOU like watermelon? I certainly do, especially a large yummy slab on a hot summer day. Ice cold and delicious. Just thinking of it sends me back to a great dinner…

HEAVILY VIOLENT LOOK INTO ESCOBAR’S LIFE

Jeff Ruffolo 06/21/2018

LOVING PABLO PENELOPE Cruz looks awful. The same can be said of Javier Bardem as the villainous drug lord Pablo Escobar in the title role of “Loving Pablo” a bio pic that dramatizes the love and life…

Harmless and fun family film

Jeff Ruffolo 06/14/2018

I HATE sequels! That being said, “Incredibles 2” is clearly the best animated superhero movie of 2018 and I am one of its detractors. Here is the official synopsis: “Bob Parr (Mr. Incredible) is left to care…

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